Patents by Inventor George Brotherson Routledge

George Brotherson Routledge has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Seat belt retractor
    Patent number: 6957789
    Abstract: A U-shaped frame for a seat belt retractor has two spaced arms made from a material of a predetermined thickness and having a cutout in the material of each arm for receiving a lockbar. Each cutout has an edge comprising a land portion for supporting the lockbar, which land portion is of a reduced thickness compared to the thickness of the material of the arms, to present a reduced surface area to the lockbar. The frame may be of pressed steel and the lockbar of die-cast non-ferrous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Bowman, Alan George Smithson, George Brotherson Routledge, David Smith, Terry Nichol
  • Seat belt retractor
    Publication number: 20040130137
    Abstract: A U-shaped frame for a seat belt retractor has two spaced arms made from a material of a predetermined thickness and having a cutout in the material of each arm for receiving a lockbar. Each cutout has an edge comprising a land portion for supporting the lockbar, which land portion is of a reduced thickness compared to the thickness of the material of the arms, to present a reduced surface area to the lockbar. The frame may be of pressed steel and the lockbar of die-cast non-ferrous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Paul Bowman, Alan George Smithson, George Brotherson Routledge, David Smith, Terry Nichol